samurai X

[NoYamchaForYou]

how much of kenshin do they have dubbed now? all of it? has it all been released yet? i say some the other day at the mall... and it was only one tape... fill me in please =)
:?:

[Bleed]

well ive only seen one tape in the market its in DVD and VHS.

[Mika-chan]

I think there are actually about three tapes out (I've seen the first two) and two of the OVA's on one tape.

[Oogami Ichirou]

I almost bought 2 tapes last night... I should have but oh well :(

[Ura]

The OAV consists of 2 tapes, My Vol 1. DVD just arrived, its great, Vol 2 of the Series has been delayed on DVD, i'm not sure about VHS

[Ko Hakaisha]

Um, I saw four tapes of the OAVs at the store ... ? O.o

[Ura]

hmm, do you get 2 eps a tape or just 1? There are 2 DVDs with 2 eps each, its a 4 parter, you might be right

[NoYamchaForYou]

i dont think i am going to buy any of it because i heard its gay... rurouni kenshin is the only thing for me =)

[Drizzten]

i dont think i am going to buy any of it because i heard its gay...

No way, dude, watch them. I just got done with the first OAV tape and I'm drooling for more. The tone (serious), animation style (realistic, bloody, fluid), and feeling (dark, moody, and fast-paced) is way different, but complementary. I've seen the first 2 Kenshin TV tapes and I really liked what I saw, but the dubbing on the OAVs is too good to pass up. Yes, I wrote that. The dubbing is excellent, as is the animation, and story.

[Ura]

IT IS Ruroni Kenshin, its the OAVs that provide the background on him back when he was Hitokiri battousai

[NoYamchaForYou]

ive seen all the OAV's and ive seen most of rurouni kenshin... i guess ill give samurai x a try =)

[Ura]

Samurai X is the Kenshin OAVs, youve already seen it. It was just released in the states as Samurai X. It is the Kenshin OAVs, IT IS THE KENSHIN OAVS

[NoYamchaForYou]

so the US isnt doing kenshin episodes too? just releasing the OVA's???? gay

[Ura]

The series is being released too, I have the Vol. DVD and Vol.2 is on the way

[Bleed]

ive seen the tapes of the OVA's but there in VHS, is thre a DVD?

[NoYamchaForYou]

yes there is a dvd

[Boltarion]

Yeah, the regular tv series is being released by Media Blasters under the name Rurouni Kenshin and I believe there are 3 tapes out so far. And like 2 dvds, but one dvd contains like 2 times the episodes of a vhs.

ADV is the company releasing the Rurouni Kenshin OAVs, but they're being called Samurai X. They're being released in two tapes/dvds each one containing 2 eps of the oav. I think only the first one is out now, but vol. 2 should be released soon.
I actually rented the dub samurai x to see how it was, and it was actually very well done. I'd still prefer subbed, but I'm gonna wait til I get a dvd player before I buy it.

[NoYamchaForYou]

thanks boltarion =) very helpful... so they are going to call it rurouni kenshin for the episodes? great =) why did they change the OAV's then? gay...

[Drizzten]

Maybe ADV thinks Americans can't handle Asian titles...that they need to be spruced up and sold under something more exciting and mysterious...crap, all crap.

[Liuokin]

Nooo!!!! You can't watch Kenshin dubbed!!!
You can't watch Anime dubbed!!!
It ruins the personalities of the characters.
The -only- good dub I have seen is the Viz Ranma½ dub.
But its only my opinion... and If I think that dubs of Kenshin should burn in hell for all eternity then I think I should have the right to think so.

[kaia]

well, i still prefer the subtitled ones.... whoever plans to get the kenshin tapes, i suggest you buy the dvds.

[KamuiX]

I just got the second OAV DVD in the mail today ...and wow, for a 4 part series it sure has an amazing story arc (and one hell of a closing). I just wish there was more :(

One of the great things ADV did do (at least on the DVDs), even though they changed the name to Samurai X they made the cover reversable with Japanese title on the flip side.

As for dubbing, it's gotten much better lately. I personally can't stand to read while I watch a movie, it just seems to pull me away from it (especially if there's action going on). Macross Plus had some of the best dubbing I've ever heard, and Samurai X had pretty amazing voices as well. But I can see both points ...

[SamIam]

(sigh) for those of you that don't know the length of Rurouni Kenshin, it is.... 95 episodes, a 4 part oav and a movie.

I have seen the first 3 dvds, and the complete oav is out as "Samurai x, Trust and Betrayal"

So, unless you saw the original in japan or somehow got the fansubs... its going to be a loooooooong haul... let's see at 4 eps a dvd ... at one a month, the entire series would take about 2 years.

SamIam

[Avetar]

http://www.animeondvd.com

[Nikachu]

Weell, I saw the dubbed OVA at an anime expo a few weeks ago.
(The organizers asked us if we wanted dub/sub/or both, and the whole room is going,
DUUB!
SUUB!
NO, DUB IT!
No the dubbing sux!
YOu can't read the subtitles!)
I wanted the subtitles.... -_-
But the dub wasn't so bad, other than the fact that the STUPID American so-called 'voice actors' mispronounced
Tomoe's name wrong and said TOMO. Every time I hear that I just got the shivers.... EEEEEwwwww...
Also they can't say seppuku (sepuuku), sake (sacky), Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu( Mitsurugiroo), and Lord knows what else.
It's a very good film, though, charming really. You learn a lot about how the Samurais lived in those days...yes, just a masterpiece.

And another thing, Kenshin IS NOT A F***ING SAMURAI!!
Samurais were finished in the Meiji era, making Kenshin Himura NOT A SAMURAI! Anta baka?

[Shadow War]

I have seen the first Samaruai X DVD and I am wondering when the next is coming out? Anyone know,or is it out already?